The LA Slur Ban Is a First Amendment Trap. Here’s Why It Backfires.
Los Angeles’ attempt to ban racial slurs is a feel-good policy that backfires spectacularly. By outlawing hateful words, the city hands bigots a martyr’s platform and distracts from real solutions. Free speech groups are right to demand a repeal. The First Amendment protects the speech we hate most—and that’s exactly why it works.